Read/WriteWeb has a review of a new application by Radar Networks called Twine, which was announced on October 19, 2007 at the Web 2.09 Summit. The company describes Twine as “a revolutionary new service that helps you share, organize, and find information.” It is “a new service for sharing, organizing and finding information with…
I have reached the pinnacle of my career: I’ve been cited in a talk about the origins of the universe. What could be more important? An old friend who I met in Paris back in 1994 while on my Watson Fellowship, Hugh Hill, is an associate professor of Space Science at the International Space…
Just came across this: The Blogging Scholarship. Funded by College Scholarships, this is an annual award that provides college student bloggers up to “$10,000 to help pay for books, tuition, or other living costs.” Full or part-time students eligible. The 2007 deadline has just passed (see the 20 finalists, which have blogs on a…
Last weekend, after reflecting on the fact that I talk about it all the time with students regardless of what class I am teaching, I decided to take the plunge and get a Facebook account. According to the fascinating Wired article, “How Mark Zuckerberg Turned Facebook Into the Web’s Hottest Platform,” I was 1…